Burns & Wilcox hired David Derigiotis as a professional lines underwriter in its Special Risk Division, located in Farmington Hills, Mich. He will be responsible for underwriting the company's professional lines products, including
Just before its annual convention this month, the Internship Committee of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. selected two scholarship winners among 15 American
Excess and surplus lines insurers are dealing with the challenges of today's market conditions in a variety of ways--with strategies including global expansion, internal reorganization and product
This summer, I was asked to make a presentation at an insurance fraud conference held by the Nebraska Department of Insurance at a state park on the Platte River.
Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. said it has "effectively completed" its deal to acquire Heritage Underwriting Agency plc, after meeting all the conditions of a transaction first
U.S. Risk, a subsidiary of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., has added The Colony Group as a new market for its Criminal Justice Service Operations Program. The Colony Group, A-rated by A.M. Best and a member of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.,
Geographic expansion plans are giving U.S. specialty insurers and wholesale brokers a broader presence than ever before, with at least two this month announcing tactics to increase their reach beyond
Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced today that it has made a $272 million cash offer to acquire Heritage Underwriting Agency, Plc, a Lloyd's insurer, creating a combination that
Argo said it has named Mike Warfield president of Colony Insurance, an excess and surplus lines insurer. He succeeds Dale Pilkington, who was named president of Argo Group's U.S. operations last month
While recent travails in China are causing alarm, exposing potential liabilities from lead paint in toys or tainted pet foods for some U.S. businesses, the overall impact on global risk managers is